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This fast-paced savage comedy takes a brutally honest look into the world of American theatre when three actresses are brought together for an ill-fated production of Anton Chekhov¹s, The Three Sisters. Anton In Show Business skewers incompetent producers, egotistical directors, surgically beautified actors, crass sponsors and self-important critics while celebrating the importance of theatre as an art form today.

This hilarious, insightful and often touching look at a play within a play (within a play) stars: CARLISLE ELLIS, RHONDA HALLQUIST, HOLLI HENDERSON, CARRIE HILL, ELIZABETH LEADON, T LOVING, PEG PETERSON AND TONI PRESS-COFFMAN~DIRECTED BY CYNTHIA JEFFERY

Other performances and prices:

Tickets: General $16 Seniors/Students $15 Group Discount: $13 for groups of 10 +

September was a great month for the Open Studio Sessions. We had lots of fun, but more importantly, every participant experienced beautiful and engaging work, both for the actor and the observer.

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The Open Studio for Actors, a new actor training series under the direction of Steve Anderson, announces Open Studio Sessions for Actors. The goal of the open studio is to provide a safe, creative, and empowering atmosphere for actors who wish to explore their potential without a major time or financial commitment. There is no advanced registration for the open studios; actors simply show up and pay for each individual session. Each open studio session will include relaxation, kinesthetic awareness, and various exercises designed to give the actor the tools to layer senses of stillness, focus, place, relationship, character, impulse, and intention-driven action. Actors areencouraged to bring scenes or monologues to work on. Steve Anderson earned his MFA in Acting in 1991 and has been teaching and directing ever since. He has worked with actors from the beginner to the Broadway pro and is consistently regarded as a gifted acting teacher. For testimonials and more detailed information, please visit www.steveandersonacting.com.

WHAT: Open Studio Sessions for Actors

WHEN: Every Monday evening in October from 6:30-9 p.m. Please arrive early, if possible.

WHERE: ArtFare. 55 N. 6th Avenue, Tucson - 3rd floor

FEE/REGISTRATION: $10.00. No advanced payment or registration required. Simply pay at the door. Credit cards are not accepted.

WHAT TO BRING: Bottled water, towel, scenes and/or monologues to work on.

Michael Toubassi and I (Erin McGinnis) are recruiting volunteers to help run the upcoming Tucson Film & Music Festival. This will be a terrific chance to learn about the distribution of film related to the music industry. You will also be provided with the invaluable opportunity to network with working directors and musicians.

The Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) celebrates the past, present and future of the Tucson, Arizona music and filmmaking scene, showcasing music-related content, International music artists, and films and filmmakers with a connection to the Southwest. The 5th annual TFMF will take place from October 8-12, 2009.

We are looking for volunteers to work during the festival, to help with outreach, and to spread awareness.

Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the festival. We are looking for organized, reliable, and interested people. We hope that each person can volunteer about 10 hours during the festival. We will provide you with an all access badge. Badge holders will have free entry to all film and music events at Tucson Film & Music Festival.

We are excited about the Tucson Film and Music Festival. There is a fantastic lineup of films and we look forward to working together with you!

Michael Toubassi and I (Erin McGinnis) are recruiting volunteers to help run the upcoming Tucson Film & Music Festival. This will be a terrific chance to learn about the distribution of film related to the music industry. You will also be provided with the invaluable opportunity to network with working directors and musicians.

The Tucson Film & Music Festival (TFMF) celebrates the past, present and future of the Tucson, Arizona music and filmmaking scene, showcasing music-related content, International music artists, and films and filmmakers with a connection to the Southwest. The 5th annual TFMF will take place from October 8-12, 2009.

We are looking for volunteers to work during the festival, to help with outreach, and to spread awareness.

Please let me know if you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the festival. We are looking for organized, reliable, and interested people. We hope that each person can volunteer about 10 hours during the festival. We will provide you with an all access badge. Badge holders will have free entry to all film and music events at Tucson Film & Music Festival.

We are excited about the Tucson Film and Music Festival. There is a fantastic lineup of films and we look forward to working together with you!

FREE MUSIC and FUN, SATURDAY OCTOBER 3rd! From 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM, come hear some wonderful barbershop quartet music sung by Dayle Ann Cook, and her quartet called, "SparX." The event will take place at Far Horizons East, at 7570 E Speedway Blvd. SparX is heading to the Sweet Adeline International Quartet Competition and Convention in Nashville next month! They are currently ranked 10th worldwide! This free event will have singin', dancin' and boot-scootin' fun!! The evening will include some of the best a cappella entertainment in the world, and a few surprises thrown in! Clap your hands, sing along, have some free refreshments. Water, lemonade and freshly-popped popcorn provided! Brush off those boots and let's kick up some fun!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Must close October 4th!! We have added one show to the sold-out run of LEAVING IOWA at the Invisible Theatre. Your last chance to see this wonderful comedy is Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm. This is one road trip you won't want to miss! Call 882-9721 for reservations.

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University of Arizona student filmmaker, Katie Gault, Director of the 2008 action/comedy film entitled, "Snowfall" is currently casting for her Senior Thesis Film. This short film is a wild action/comedy about a group of lunch ladies that form a Mafia to fight against the corrupt school principal.

Roles:

MARLENE - Female. 50+ years old. Sweet lunch lady, who is happy with her job. BARB - Female. 50+ years old."Marlon Brando" of the lunch ladies "mafia." Very manipulative. Smokers voice. JAMES - Male. 50+ years old. Marlene's secret janitor boyfriend. Nice and sarcastic. BERTHA - Female. 70+ years old (or older!) The oldest actresses in town. Bertha only has one line, but she is vital to the storyline.

Please note: All 'lunch ladies' must be willing to be involved in a staged food fight. Soft food (i.e. mashed potatoes) will be thrown at you.

Casting for Senior Thesis Film (Tucson, Arizona)

I'm currently looking to cast two leads for my senior thesis film, The Destroyer. Chances are this will be developed into a feature film. If you think you could play either of these roles please send a headshot and resume. Initial shooting will be during the first weekend of December.

Tommy: 55-65. He is wealthy, but impervious to wealth. He is a veteran of many wars, though he was never drafted. He has committed unspeakable war crimes. He is a deeply sad individual, remorseful for the things he has done and convinced that there is a bullet out there with his name on it - it is only a matter of time before it ﬁnds him.

Melissa: Early to mid twenties. Attractive with sad intense eyes. She is caught between modes of thought; adrift, ﬂoating above her generation. She watches, judges, waits to make her move. But the moment may be passing her by. She is a political science major, well versed in academia, and accustomed to analysis over action, thoughts over deeds. The time will soon come when she has to make a choice: to die for what is right, or to pick up a gun and ﬁght for what is best.

Thanks

Ryan Glenn

Location: Tucson, Arizona

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Casting for horror movie (Tucson)

We're casting for an indie horror movie to be filmed in and around Tucson in November 2009. We need a cast of bright young performers (18+), regardless of prior film or theatre experience, and a love for the horror genre is a definite plus. It's a throwback to the '80s-style slasher movies, so expect a lot of running, screaming, and lots of (mostly fake) blood! It's an 80-90-minute feature set in a mostly urban environment, with a cast of 10 performers, mostly ranging in ages from 18 to 35. Two 50+ male performers are needed as well as one 40+ female performer. Experience is not required, but a love for the genre is a strong preference!

It's a low-budget production, but all actors are paid for their work. Per diems based on travel, etc., may also be available.

Send pics and resumes ASAP. We'll be filming some teaser trailers and promotional videos the first week of November, and will be filming later that month, so be ready to hit the ground running!

Location: Tucson

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Compensation: Paying gig for all actors; per diems based on travel or other expenses may be available as well.

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Beowulf's IndeFlicks @ The Alley presents a double feature of Mercy and Red 71, both by Patrick Roddy (www.patrickroddy.com). Tickets for this double feature are $10, which includes a bottle of water for the first 50 patrons and free popcorn for everyone. Tickets may be purchased online at www.beowulfalley.org or at the door.

Mercy: After serving twenty-five years for committing a mysterious and violent crime, John is released from prison. Unfortunately, the first human contact he has is with a maniacal parole officer. John's later experience with a condescending new landlord isn't so great either, and together these encounters effectively establish the bleak and miserable tone that seems to characterize his life on the outside. Nevertheless, John works to establish a routine as a way to counter his guilt and achieve a sense of normalcy. However, he soon loses his way when a would-be actress awakens certain deeply suppressed desires. These desires, in turn, trigger eerie hallucinations and disturbing nightmares that recall a criminal past best forgotten.

Red 71: Written by Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist Ken Henderson, Red 71 features eerie cinematography and direction by Roddy, in addition to an atmospheric score by Friends of Dean Martinez that forms an audio-visual landscape reminiscent of David Lynch. The film stars Michelle Belegrin (Desire, Blood & Bone) and features Angus Scrimm (Phantasm).

Red 71 is a knotty mystery, set in a peculiar desert town, whose characters form a web of relationships. Shane, a self-styled gumshoe, expresses himself sparingly and yearns for the beautiful and calculating Lorain. She induced him to invest in her husband Charley's illicit club, 71, and wants him to stop Del, her mercurial lover, from assaulting Charley. When successive victims are found brutally murdered, everyone is a possible killer. The story unravels to reveal the killer and answer the question: how far could one go to possess what he will never have?

A highly stylized noir puzzle...Flashy, defiantly low-budget indie – Variety A creepy low-budget neo-noir that is surprisingly involving [3 stars] – This Week In New York Enjoy the handful of character actors who spring delightfully into Roddy's competently aimed shots – The Village Voice A whodunit with Lynchian aspirations – NY Sun Striking cinematography – FilmThreat.com A cross between Orson Welles Touch of Evil and the lost highways of David Lynch's bizarre landscapes – 10K Bullets.com Red 71 is a damn fine production – CinemaCrazed.com A nicely styled look... – Rogue Cinema Roddy is fast proving himself a master of the new noir [4 stars] – B-Scared.com The production values are impeccable – Shock Cinema

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ONGOING WORKSHOPS: Every week is a different class with different explorations. Drop-ins welcome! ALL levels of movement experience invited- from beginner movers to well-seasoned shakers!

NOTE #1: The class on Sunday, September 27th is cancelled due to an event happening at the space. Classes resume Sunday, October 4th.

NOTE #2: Due to many requests, a weeknight class will be added on MONDAYS, 6:30 - 7:30pm, $8-12 sliding scale, starting November 11th (the day after All Souls Procession).

Mark your calendars! In the meantime...

SUNDAYS, 11am - 1pm

(Resuming Oct. 4th)

Rhythm Industry Performance Factory

1013 S. Tyndall Avenue

(1 block W. of Park, just S. of 20th St)

$10 - 15 sliding scale

GUIDED IMPROVISATIONAL MOVEMENT EXERCISES, GAMES, AND MEDITATIONS FOR A HOLISTIC WAY OF BEING.

BUTOH ("zen dancing") is a contemporary Japanese dance form that materialized in response to the atrocities of WWII and had evolved from Kabuki Theatre. Butoh is connected to nature and the human condition, transformation and metamorphosis, "being" rather than "expressing". Explorations range from the grotesque to the ecstatic.

VIEWPOINTS is a dance/theatre practice experienced though individual and ensemble kinesthetic explorations. Sensing, listening, witnessing, and playing are part of developing group synergy and trust to intuitively and spontaneously move through time and space. While generating theatrical gems, it also develops flexibility, articulation, creativity, and strength in motion.

Musical Theatre classes continue with our very successful Advanced Musical Theatre Class. LTW's own glee club :) Our first class was a tremendous success with students performing solo, and group numbers for the Tucson Community. This class is audition only, so call soon to arrange an audition time.

The Live Theatre Workshop’s OnStage! Education Department was developed and continues to develop as a center for teaching the theatre arts in a friendly and creative setting. Led by Director of Education, Michael Martinez, Weekly classes and summer and winter drama day camps are taught by trained, experienced teachers, actors, and directors from the Tucson community. The program ranges from introducing theatre, the process of producing a script, advanced technical and acting roles, and internships. The OnStage! Education program is a great place to begin and develop as a theatre artist.

·Also opening this week are Borderlands Theater’s “She Was My Brother,” Sacred Chicken’s “Anton in Show Business” and Beowulf Alley’s “Seascape.” Reviews of all three productions will be posted THE DAY AFTER opening night. No more waiting around for several days to see what the daily and weekly newspapers think.

·Dance and Desert in the spring is followed by the Urban Picnic. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” concludes the season.

·Art.If.Act Dance Project makes its debut in October.

·All the time and ticket information is posted on the Future Shows page.

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·FILM – Reviews are on the Film page for “Not Quite Hollywood,” “Lorna’s Silence” and “The Informant.” Keep up with the Loft Cinema’s special events each week in “Life at the Loft.”

·Classic films screening at the downtown Fox Theatre are posted on the Future Shows page

·DOING IT FOR THE LOVE – Watch for our next feature on a Tucson personality whose life is dedicated to enriching our arts community. Be thinking of someone you think would make an excellent candidate for this ongoing spotlight in Let The Show Begin. Also check out our first three in the 4 the Love Gallery.

·Been Eating To Any Good Beats Lately?

·Our musically inclined restaurant reviewers are looking for some new restaurants presenting both good jazz and good food. Preferably at the same time. Past reviews are posted in Eat to The Beat.

·If you know of one, please send email to chuck@tucsonstage.com or go to Letters to Chuck and send us a note from there.

I am a student filmmaker at the UofA, and I am currently casting my seniorthesis film. My short is about a group of lunch ladies that form a mafia tofight against the corrupt school principal. I'm looking for the following:

MARLENE (50+): Sweet lunch lady, who is happy with her job.BARB (50+): "Marlon Brando" of the lunch ladies "mafia." Very manipulative.Smokers voice.JAMES (50+): Marlene's secret janitor boyfriend. Nice and sarcastic.BERTHA (as old as I can get): I'm looking for the oldest actresses in town.Bertha only has one line, but she is vital to the storyline.

All lunch ladies must be willing to be involved in a staged food fight. Softfood (i.e. mashed potatoes) will be thrown at you.

Actress mid-30s needed to play "Becca" in Beowulf Alley Theatre Company's upcoming production of Rabbit Hole.

Rehearsals begin immediately, evenings/weekends. Production opens Nov. 6 and runs for 3 weeks. There is a small stipend.

Auditions will be held Saturday, September 26 from 1:00pm - 4:30pm at Temple Chaverim, 5901 E. 2nd St. Tucson 85711 (please see www.mapquest.com for directions). Please bring a headshot and resume, and if available, a short monologue. Actors will read cold from the script and with other cast members. Please e-mail director Sara Falconer at say_rah@yahoo.com or call 760-2434 to schedule an appointment (please do not call the Temple or Beowulf Alley offices).

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